§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why no criminal or disciplinary charges are being laid against PC David Wildbore and PC Stephen Hollowell for their treatment of Mr. Erroll Madden.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action has been or is to be taken against PC David Wildbore and PC Stephen Hollowell in connection with the case of Mr. Erroll Madden, in the light of the report of the Police Complaints Board on this matter.
§ Mr. MayhewThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis informs me as follows. The report of the investigation into the case was referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions who considered that the evidence then available was insufficient to justify criminal proceedings against any police officer. Should Mr. Madden agree, as he has so far declined to do, to see the investigating officer appointed by the commissioner and make a statement, the director would give the matter further consideration. On the disciplinary aspect, the Police Complaints Board agreed with the commissioner's conclusion that formal disciplinary action against police constables Wildbore and Hollowell was inappropriate. They and other officers involved have been given or are to receive advice from senior officers. Another officer faces a formal disciplinary charge.